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Amy Grant is making progress in her recovery journey. The singer is getting better by the day while recuperating from her severe bicycle accident in July that left her unconscious.Grant's publicist, Velvet Kelm, told ET on Sunday that the songstress is «making progress every day… she has a concussion and has needed a lot a lot of down time and peace & quiet to recover.»On July 27, the «That's What Love Is For» singer was taken to Vanderbilt hospital and treated for cuts and abrasions after taking a fall while out on a bike ride with a friend in Nashville. Grant had on a helmet at the time of the accident. Kelm tells ET that when Grant was riding, she hit a pothole and was thrown from her bike. She hit her head very hard and was knocked unconscious for about 10 minutes before she was transported by ambulance to the hospital.«Every day she gets stronger and more alert [and] energetic,» Kelm says.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Emergency Declaration,” a timely Korean-made action thriller, flew to an opening weekend of $6.5 million. But it was old-fashioned naval actioner “Hansan: Rising Dragon” that stayed afloat at the top of the South Korean box office for a second week.“Hansan,” a sequel to a 2014 record breaker, earned $9.18 million from over 1,600 screens, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

Love Island viewers were left wondering why one of the contestants was 'moody' as they watched Dami Hope's less than enthusiastic stint on Sunday night's Reunion episode on ITV2.Host Laura Whitmore welcomed all of the finalist couples at the start of the catch-up episode and it did not take Dami long to sour the mood as he declared he was “tired” with a fed-up expression in response to an opening question of how everyone was doing.Fans of the show soon took to Twitter to question what had happened to put Dami in a bad mood.READ MORE: Love Island champ Amber Gill reveals world famous rapper slid into her DMSThe Mirror reported one person asking: "Is dami… okay? Looking very vexed #LoveIslandReunion."Another tweeted: "Dami looks bored af.

Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu cancelled her upcoming appearance there.Ekin-Su’s team informed PRYZM nightclub in Leeds that she would no longer be attending her UK club appearances, due to raking in TV appearances and making "crazy money" elsewhere. However, the club didn’t hold back with their displeasure that they were no longer hosting the winner of this year’s series of Love Island, taking a jab at Ekin-Su's fellow Islanders, Danica Taylor, Adam Collard and Billy Brown, who were offered in her place, deeming them “disappointing” and “someone no one cares about”.

She was called out by comedian Celeste Barber, who branded her post-pregnancy weight loss "dangerous". But instead of letting the criticism bring her down, the 28-year-old model has continued to flaunt her toned figure in swimwear. READ MORE: Page 3 star flaunts curves in metallic bikini – as ‘tops keep getting smaller’ This week, she rocked a bright pink bikini that is covered in eye-catching floral patterns.The bombshell, from the Gold Coast in Australia, showed off her tattoos and accessorised with a choker necklace and nose piercing.She used the sexy image to promote a wellness retreat she is running in Bali this September.Tammy captioned the post: "Bali is forever one of my fave places to travel."I'm so excited to meet some of you beautiful people & spend the week soaking up the sunshine."The Instagram star is likely to enjoy the break as she gave birth to daughter Posy just sex weeks ago.Tammy and her fitness fanatic fancé Matt Poole welcomed their baby girl into the world on June 19.She is also mum to Wolf, six, and daughter Saskia, five, from a previous relationship. For more lifestyle stories, sign up to the free Hot Topics newsletter here. Tammy has defended "bouncing back" to her ripped physique after giving birth.Previously, she posted a lingerie snap and said: “This body created life x 3”.Then in the comments section, she added: “And I’ll wear whatever I want."It prompted a flurry of support for the new mum, who many think looks amazing.One fan gushed: "You look unbelievable for just having a baby not too long ago...

heatwave is to hit within days with temperatures of 35C are predicted — and fire chiefs are now urging Brits to cancel their BBQ plans.While temperatures over the coming week is not expected to surpass the highs of July's weather where Lincolnshire set a national record of 40C, we will s be a "prolonged period" of warmth, according to the Met Office.The upcoming heat, coupled with the dry temperatures, has meant that the public have been urged not to host barbecues in some regions due to fears of fires taking place.READ MORE:Hosepipe ban slapped on parts of UK after drought prompted by record-breaking heatwaveOn Saturday, 15 homes were forced to evacuated due to a garden fire that spread out of control in Essex.According to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, 40 people were forced to flee their properties while more than a dozen homes were damaged by the fire.Area manager Neil Fenwick said: “While summer weather usually provides the perfect opportunity to host a barbecue or gather around a chiminea in the evening, we’re strongly discouraging people from having any kinds of fires at the moment.“The ground across Essex is extremely dry allowing fires to spread easily and quickly.”Setting off fireworks or sky lanterns have also been warned against due to the possibilities of "large-scale" infernos.Despite the dry conditions, a hosepipe ban has been placed on regions in the UK due to worry from water companies amid the scorching temperatures set to hit next week.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The likes of Kent and Sussex were the some of the first regions to be hit with the ban as George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, applauded the decisions of water

Amy Grant is making progress in her recovery journey. The singer is getting better by the day while recuperating from her severe bicycle accident in July that left her unconscious.Grant's publicist, Velvet Kelm, told ET on Sunday that the songstress is «making progress every day… she has a concussion and has needed a lot a lot of down time and peace & quiet to recover.»On July 27, the «That's What Love Is For» singer was taken to Vanderbilt hospital and treated for cuts and abrasions after taking a fall while out on a bike ride with a friend in Nashville. Grant had on a helmet at the time of the accident. Kelm tells ET that when Grant was riding, she hit a pothole and was thrown from her bike. She hit her head very hard and was knocked unconscious for about 10 minutes before she was transported by ambulance to the hospital.«Every day she gets stronger and more alert [and] energetic,» Kelm says.

Sarah-Joy Ford, left, is the artist behind the exhibit “Looking for Lesbians.” It was inspired by the ONE Archives lesbian pulp collection. Alexis Bard Johnson, right, curated the show. Photos: Alexis Bard Johnson.

Alec Baldwin faced criticism on social media for sharing a video supporting Anne Heche following the "horrific" car crash in which she was involved on Friday in the Los Angeles area, a crash which caused a fiery blaze and destroyed a home. "Hey, I just want to send out my best wishes and all my love to Anne Heche," Baldwin told his two million followers on Saturday night. He starred alongside Heche, 53, in the '96 legal thriller "The Juror," and they reconnected in 2004 for the Broadway play, "Twentieth Century." But fans were not interested in Baldwin's plight and rushed to remind the actor that Heche, 53, was "reckless" while driving her Mini Cooper furiously through the residential Mar Vista neighborhood in videos obtained by surveillance cameras, before the vehicle finally crashed into a home.

Julianne Moore wears a chic tiered dress for EBTH’s Gowns for Good Benefit held at Sage and Madison on Saturday afternoon (August 6) in Sag Harbor, New York.

Anne Heche‘s car crashed into a residential home in Mar Vista this weekend and the home was completely destroyed, according to a GoFundMe campaign that was started for the owner of the house.

Netflix have announced they will charge for password sharing in an additional five countries, as the streaming giant continues to crackdown on the practice.Today (July 22), news broke that Netflix have asked customers in five more countries – Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic – to pay additional fees if they are sharing their password with viewers outside of their household. The additional fees vary between countries but users can expect to pay no more than an additional US$2.99.According to IGN, the extra cost won’t affect the use of the streaming service from mobile devices.

Netflix boss reckons streamers will have killed off traditional telly in just 10 years.Co-CEO Reed Hastings has declared that “linear TV” is headed for extinction thanks to the get-what-you-want-now generation of new online TV services.He made the prediction despite the streamer recently haemorrhaging a million subscribers, mostly due to the cost of living crisis.READ NEXT: Instagram adds new hidden posts you have to pay to seeMr Hastings said: “It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next five to 10 years.“And, as Nielsen will announce on Thursday, our share of US TV viewing reached an all-time high of 7.7% in June (versus 6.6% in June 2021), demonstrating our ability to grow our engagement share as we continue to improve our service.”Netflix reported a loss of about 970,000 subscribers in the last quarter.The streamer insisted it was a “better-than-expected” result.There had been a projection it faced losing around two million users in the three months between April and July as living costs surge.Netflix’s stocks also plummeted by about 37% in April.Hastings said: “We’re talking about, you know, losing one million instead of losing two million so you know our excitement is tempered.”The subscriber losses reported by the company on Tuesday are the biggest in its 10-year history.It reported the highest numbers of cancellations, around a million, in America US and Canada.It was followed by a loss of a smaller number of subscribers in Europe.This was offset by a gain of over one million customers in the Asia/Pacific region.Hastings said execution “really well on the content side”, with “lots of titles”, had still led to “lots of viewing”.He pointed to the new series of Stranger Things as one of the company’s biggest

After Netflix’s better-than-expected second quarter earnings yesterday, the company’s shares continued their recent upturn as Wall Street analysts took sides on the takeaway from the report.

Netflix executives see content spending of about $17 billion in 2021 lingering there for the next several year through 2023.

The economics of Netflix’s forthcoming ad-supported tier will be more favorable than those of its primary ad-free one, one senior executive indicated during the company’s second-quarter earnings interview.

Coming off a better quarter than anticipated, Netflix founder Reed Hastings today was showing some swagger and a lot of thanks to the first part of the latest season of Stranger Things.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix co-CEO Reed Hastings declared during the streamer’s Q2 earnings interview Tuesday that linear television will go the way of the dinosaur within the next decade.“It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next 5 to 10 years,” Hastings said while discussing Netflix’s financial and subscriber results on the pre-recorded Q&A, which came on the heels of the reveal the streamer lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2. That loss was actually a win for Netflix, which had originally expected to lose 2 million subscribers by the end of June 30.Though very bold, Hastings thoughts on the state of linear television are hardly a shock given his position at the top of the world’s biggest streamer — and they carry forward data touted by Netflix earlier Tuesday.

The recent pink-slipping of hundreds of employees cost Netflix a bundle, with more likely to come.

Netflix is moving further into the world of animation with the acquisition of Australian studio Animal Logic.

Netflix said it’s targeting an early 2023 launch for a cheaper advertising tier as it seeks to stem subscriber losses and hopefully turn them back up. It will roll the plan out in a handful of markets first but didn’t say which ones.